National Instruments NI 6110, Calibration Procedure

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© National Instruments Corporation 3 NI 6110/6111/6115/6120 Calibration Procedure
Documentation and Software
The following documentation and software are required to calibrate the
NI 6110/6111/6115/6120:
• The latest version of NI-DAQ. You can download this from
ni.com
by clicking Download Software .
•
niECal.dll
,
niECal.lib
, and
niECal.h
files, available from
ni.com/calibration
by clicking Manual Calibration
Procedures .
• NI-DAQ User Manual for PC Compatibles, available from
ni.com/manuals
.
You also need the NI-DAQ Function Reference Help , which is installed
with NI-DAQ. To access this file, go to Start»Programs»National
Instruments»NI-DAQ»NI-DAQ Help .
Documentation
The NI-DAQ Function Reference Help and the NI-DAQ User Manual for
PC Compatibles contain information on using NI-DAQ. The function
reference file includes detailed information on the functions in the driver.
The user manual provides instructions on installing and configuring
National Instruments DAQ devices and describes how to create
applications that use NI-DAQ. These documents are your primary
references for writing a calibration utility. For more information on the
products you are calibrating, refer to the device user manuals.
Software
NI-DAQ supports a number of programming languages, including
LabVIEW, Measurement Studio, Microsoft Visual C++, Microsoft Visual
Basic, and Borland C++. When you install NI-DAQ, install support for the
programming language you are using.
The
niECal.dll
,
niECal.lib
, and
niECal.h
files provide calibration
functions that are not provided by NI-DAQ. These functions include
protecting the calibration constants and updating the calibration date.
You can access the functions in this
.dll
through any 32-bit compiler.
Writing Your Calibration Procedure
The calibration process is described in the Calibration Process section. The
description includes step-by-step instructions on calling the appropriate
calibration functions. Unless otherwise specified, the calibration functions
are C function calls in NI-DAQ. These function calls are also valid for
Visual Basic programs. While LabVIEW virtual instruments (VIs) are not
discussed, the translation from NI-DAQ function calls to LabVIEW VIs is